Tim Tibesar, UW outside linebackers coach, set to run Oregon State defense

MADISON – Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst will soon be looking for a new outside linebackers coach.

According to multiple reports, Tim Tibesar is set to leave UW to take over as the defensive coordinator at Oregon State.

A UW source early Monday confirmed Tibesar's impending departure.

Oregon State officials initially approached defensive line coach Inoke Breckterfield, a standout defensive end for the Beavers in the 1990s, about the position. Breckterfield, in his third season at UW, was not interested.

Tibesar is in his third season at UW. He applied twice to be UW’s defensive coordinator.

The first time came after the 2015 season when Dave Aranda left for LSU. Chryst eventually hired Justin Wilcox.